SEC reschedules phases of gram panchayat polls; first phase shifted from Feb 5 to 21
Updated Jan 26, 2021, 4:47 am IST
The poll for February 4, originally phase one, will be held on February 21 as the last phase, Phase IV
The district administrations had failed to make necessary arrangements for nominations for polls scheduled on February 5 under the original phase-I. Following this, the SEC has rescheduled the polling for the first phase for the last part.
Vijayawada: The State Election Commission on Monday rescheduled the conduct of gram panchayat polls in revised phases. The poll for February 4, originally phase one, will be held on February 21 as the last phase, Phase IV, while dates for the remaining three phases remain unchanged.
Updated Jan 19, 2021, 4:23 am IST
The AG said if the polls are held after completion of the ongoing vaccination programme, it would help enhance the voter turnout
S. Sriram informed the court that the AP government was duty-bound to follow the guidelines issued by the Centre on the Covid-19 vaccination programme.(Photo:ANI)
Vijayawada: Advocate general S. Sriram has informed the AP High Court that the state government is now fully committed to conducting the Covid-19 vaccination programme in a smooth manner. While this is the first priority, the state would also ensure better turnout of voters in the gram panchayat polls if the elections are held after completion of the vaccination programme.